1、潮州金中2011 2012学年度第二学期第一次阶段考高一级英语科试卷 命题人：高一英语备课组 审核人：陈冶一、 单项选择。（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）1. So far this year we _ a fall in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent. A. saw B. see C. had seen D. have seen2. The government tried its best to _ the peoples needs, but the people were still not _. In fact, what th
2、e government did was not _.A. satisfy, satisfying, satisfied B. satisfy, satisfied, satisfying C. satisfied, satisfied, satisfying D. satisfying, satisfied, satisfied3. The day they looked forward to _ at last. A. come B. coming C. comes D. came4. Its dangerous if you have the fire _ all night long.
3、 A. to burn B. burn C. burned D. burning5. Must I go to work with you? -No, you _. Linda _ go with me.A. mustnt, can B. cant; has to C. darent; should D. neednt; may6. John sat at a big stone, _ at the sky and lost in thought. A. staring B. stare C. to stare D. stared7. The sunshine will _ you. Why
4、not go with them to the seaside? A. do good to B. be good at C. beneficial D. benefit from8. My English-Chinese dictionary has disappeared. Who _ have taken it？ A. should B. must C. could D. would9. It is how you deal with failure that determines _ you can achieve success. A. whether B. how C. why D
5、. where10. Tricks are often _ those who dont look clever or smart. A. laugh at B. greeted C. played on D. made to11. The reason for his success is _ he worked very hard. A. why B. that C. whether D. how12. It is difficult for us to learn a lesson in life _ we have actually had that lesson. A. until
6、B. after C. since D. when13. When he came back to life, he found himself _ in the woods and everything he had _. A. lying; stolen B. lying; been stolen C. lay; stolen D. lay; been stolen14. -Could I use your computer for a few moments, please? -_. I am not using it myself.A. Come on B. It depends C.
7、 Go ahead D. Thats great15. Can you _ your being late again? A. apologize B. account for C. account D. explain to16. The broken photo always _ me of the mistake I have made, and I will never _ myself for it.A. reminds; apologize B. reminds; forgiveC. tell; forgive D. tell; apologize17. She became fa
8、tter and fatter, so the doctor advised her _.A. losing weight B. to lose weight C. to keep weight D. to gain weight18. Filled with anger, he didnt shout or swear, but just _ silently at me. A. looked B. stared C. glared D. glanced19. What do you think of his opinion?None has given me _ piece of advi
9、ce.A. a better B. a best C. the best D. the better20. The Dragon Boat Festival had its _ as an event in memory of Qu Yuan, a great poet in China. Areason Bexplanation C. origin Dresource二、 完型填空。（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）Of course ,the main difference on the Chinese dinner table is chopsticks instead of knif
10、e and fork, but that is only superficial. Besides, in good restaurants, you can always ask for a pair of knife and fork, 21 you find the chopsticks not 22 enough. The real difference is that in the West, you have your own plate of food 23 in China the dishes are placed on the table and everyone 24 .
11、 If you are being _25 to a formal dinner and particularly if the host thinks you are in the country for the first time, he will do the best to give you a 26 of many different types of dishes. The meal usually 27 with a set of at least four cold dished, to be followed by the main courses of hot meat
12、and vegetable dishes. Soup then will be 28_ (unless in Guangdong style restaurants) to be followed by staple food ranging from rice, noodles 29 dumplings. If you wish to have your rice to 30 with other dishes, you should say so in good time, for most of the Chinese 31 to have the staple food at last
13、 or have all of them at all. Perhaps one of the things that 32 a Western visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their 33 .In formal dinner, there are always “pubic” chopsticks and spoons for this purpose, but some hosts 34 use their own chopsticks. This is
14、 a sign of true friendship and politeness. It is usually polite to eat the food. If you do not eat it, just _35 the food in the plate.21. A. though B. for C. if D. unless 22. A. helpful B. valuable C. careful D. suitable23. A. when B. though C. however D. while24. A. enjoy B. shares C. has D. takes2
15、5. A. treated B. received C. accepted D. carried26 . A. smell B. look C. sign D. taste27. A. deals B. does C. begins D. comes28. A. carried B. brought C. served D. sent29. A. and B. of C. till D. to 30. A. go B. help C. come D. serve31. A. offer B. choose C. fail D. manage32. A. surprises B. frighte
16、ns C. interests D. pleases33. A. own B. children C .guests D. foreigners34. A. may B. must C. should D. would35. A. put B. leave C. remain D. keep三、阅读理解。（共3篇15小题，每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。APeople in the United States honor their parents with 2 special days: Mothers Day on the sec
17、ond Sunday in May and Fathers Day on the 3rd Sunday in June. These days are to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days offer an opportunity to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathe
18、rs. More mothers now work outside the home and more fathers must help with childcare. These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mothers Day, people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious se
19、rvices to honor parents. Its also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery(grave). On these days families get together at home as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecue for Fathers Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories. Another tradition is to
20、 give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are more valued than those bought in stores. Its not the value of the gift that is important, but “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakers, phone companies and other
21、 stores do lots of business during these holidays. 36.Which is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?A. Parents bring up children. B. Parents give love and care to children.C. Parents educate children to be good persons. D. Parents pass away before children grow up.37.What d
22、o you know from the passage?A. Both festivals are in May. B. Fewer women worked outside the home in the past.C. Not all the children respect their parents. D. Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.38.Which do you know about “carnation”?A. It only has two kinds of color. B. It refers to the
23、 special clothes people wear on Mothers Day.C. Its a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.D. People can wear them only on the second Sunday in May.39.On Mothers Day and Fathers Day _.A. people sometimes have family parties B. everyone goes to the cemeteryC. children always go to parents home
24、D. hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts.40.What do you think “florists” do ?A. They sell flowers. B. They make bread or pastry.C. They offer enough room for having family parties.D. They sell special clothes for Mothers Day and Fathers Day.B.Food sometimes gets poisoned with harmful things. A
25、 person who eats such food can get an illness called food poisoning. Food poisoning is usually not serious, but some types are deadly. The symptoms of food poisoning usually begin within hours of eating the poisoned food. Fever is one of the most common symptoms. Certain microorganisms（微生物）cause mos
26、t types of food poisoning. Bacteria and other microorganisms can poison eggs, meat, vegetables, and many other foods.After entering the body, these tiny living things release（释放）poisons that make people sick. Some chemicals can also cause food poisoning. They are often added to food while it is bein
27、g grown, processed, or prepared. For example, many farmers spray chemicals on crops to kill weeds and insects. Some people may have a bad reaction to those chemicals when they eat the crops.Some plants and animals contain natural poisons that are harmful to people. These include certain kinds of sea
28、food, grains, nuts, seeds, beans, and mushrooms. When people handle food properly, the risk of food poisoning is very small. Microorganisms multiply rapidly in dirty places and in warm temperatures. This means that people should never touch food with dirty hands or put food on unwashed surfaces. Foo
29、d should be kept in a refrigerator to stop microorganisms from growing. Meat needs to be cooked thoroughly to kill any dangerous microorganisms. People should also wash food covered with chemicals before eating it. Finally, people should not eat wild mushrooms or other foods that grow in the wild. S
30、ome of these foods may contain natural materials that are poisonous to humans. In addition, some types of fish can be poisonous. Most people recover from food poisoning after a few days of resting and drinkingextra water If people eat natural poisons, they must go to the hospital right away to have
31、their stomachs emptied.41. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Food when poisoned can make people sick.B. Food poisoning means death.C. Food poisoning comes in varieties.D. Food poisoning can be serious.42. We know from the passage that the symptoms of food poisoning .A. are always acc
32、ompanied by a fever B. are too common to be notedC. can be noticed within hours D. can he ignored43. Food poisoning can be caused by all the following EXCEPT . A. some chemicals B. low temperaturesC. some tiny living things D. certain natural materials44. From Paragraph 5, we can learn that .A. mush
33、rooms should not be eatenB. vegetables are safer than meat and seafoodC. natural poisons are more dangerous than chemicalsD. different types of food should be handled differently 45. It can be inferred from the passage that .A. natural materials are safe in food processingB. chemicals are needed in
34、food processingC. food poisoning can be kept under controlD. food poisoning is out of controlCAmerica is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year o
35、r two, perhaps a few letters for a while then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extend
36、ing (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily. Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans
37、 is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they dont show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports e
38、ven in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us
39、 to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably. For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a frien
40、d to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!46. The writer of this passage must be _.A. an American B. a ChineseC. a professor D. a student47. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Friendships bet
41、ween Americans usually extend deeply into their families.B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.48. From the last two paragraphs we c
42、an learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be _.A. warmly welcomed at the airport B. offered a ride to his homeC. treated hospitably at his home D. treated to dinner in a restaurant49. The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably me
43、an _. A. strict with time B. serious with timeC. careful with time D. willing to spend time50. A suitable title for this passage would probably be “_”. A. Friendships between Chinese B. Friendships between AmericansC. Americans hospitality D. Americans and Chineses views of friendships四、单句语法填空：按照句子结
44、构的语法性在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空（共10小题，每小题分）。51. They all up to take part in that New Years party. （着盛装）52. Try to achieve a better _ （平衡） between work and play.53. Chinese people have the fine_ （传统） of respecting teachers.54. Many _（奖品） will be given to the winners in the following music ceremony.5
45、5. Even though he is in r_, he keeps his dignity.56. He is not stupid; on the c_, he is very intelligent.57. Too much sugar can be h_ to childrens teeth.58. He is such an (energy) boy that he cant keep still.59. A persons life is (limit), but love is lasting.60. No one is allowed to enter this build
46、ing without the (permit) of the security guard五、根据中文意思完成句子（共10空，每空一词，共10分）。61.Thousands of people _ _ _ in Africa last year. 去年，非洲成千上万的人饿死了。62. Some flowers shut up at night _ _ they were to sleep. 有些花在夜间收拢，好像它他要睡觉一样。63. I was in such a hurry that I took someone elses umbrella _ _. 因为赶时间，所以我无意中错拿了别人
47、的雨伞。64. She never arrives on time at the office, but she can always manage to _ _ _ it. 她从来没有按时到办公室。但是她总是能够躲过惩罚。六、 作文。（15分） 中秋节是中国传统节日。你的美国笔友Mike请你在他们的校报上介绍一下中秋节的情况。请你根据下面的中文提纲写一篇短文。中秋节简介时间：每年阴历八月十五。是中国最重要的传统节日之一。范围：中国及亚洲其他一些国家都会庆祝。象征：人们认为那天的圆圆的月亮是团圆、运气、财富的象征。方式：在那一天，人们通常回家与家人团聚，共进晚餐，互相传达祝福。人们还会吃月饼-
48、一种圆圆的饼，里面有肉、果仁、鸡蛋等参考词汇：财富: fortune; 象征：symbol; 团圆：reunion要求：1、短文须包括所有要点，可适当增加细节，使短文连贯。 2、字数约100词左右2011-2012高一第二学期第一次阶段考答案1-20 DBDDD AACAC BAACB BBCAC21-35 C A D B A D C C D A B A C A B3640 DBCAA 41-45: BCBDC. 46-50 BDCDD51.dressed 52balance 53tradition 54awards 55rags 56contrary57harmful 58.energeti
49、c 59.limited 60. permission61.starved to death/ died of starvation 62.as if/ as though63.by chance/ by accident 64.get away with范文： The Mid-autumn Festival, which is one of the most important traditional festivals in China, falls on August 15 of the lunar calendar every year. Not only is it popular
50、in China, but it is also celebrated in many other Asian countries. People believe that the full moon on that day is a symbol of reunions, luck and fortune, and it is a custom to express best wishes to the beloved ones at this particular time. On that day people usually go back home to have family reunions, enjoying a large meal with their families. They will also eat moon cakes, which are round cakes with meat, eggs, nuts and other things inside